ThrustMe
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| ThrustMe | |
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 3 February 2017 |
| Founder | Ane Aanesland, Dmytro Rafalskyi |
| Headquarters | , France |
Key people | Ane Aanesland (CEO), Dmytro Rafalskyi (CTO) |
| Products | Spacecraft propulsion |
Number of employees | 11–20 |
| Website | https://www.thrustme.fr/ |
ThrustMe is a deep tech that designs miniature thrusters for small satellites, increasing the life of satellites and making them more affordable.[1]
The miniaturisation of satellites, of which it is estimated that 10,000 will be launched in the decade 2020-2030, can be used to perform a wide range of tasks, such as monitoring agricultural crops, analysing parking occupancy rates or providing Internet access.[2] In this approach, for the space industry, the need for suitable thrusters is critical.[3]
History
ThrustMe was founded in 2017 by Ane Aanesland and Dmytro Rafalskyi who had previously worked at the école polytechnique de Paris and the CNRS as experts in plasma physics and electric propulsion.[4] Initially, the startup is incubated in Agoranov.[5] Also in 2017, ThrustMe raised 1.7 million euros for its development.[6]
In 2018, ThrustMe received €2.4 million from the European Commission to commercialise electric propulsion for nanosatellites.[7]
In 2019, Ane Aanesland received the CNRS innovation medal for her entrepreneurial activities.[8][9] The same year SpaceTy and ThrustMe orbited the first satellite using iodine for propulsion.[10]
Awards
- French Tech Ticket, 2017.
- "L'as de l'innovation" of the Airbus group, 2017.
- "Grand Prix i-LAB" of the 19th national competition to help the creation of innovative technology companies, 2017.
- Finspace Awards", 2017.
- "Prix de l'Excellence Française Innovation Spatiale", 2017[11].
- "Femmes de l'Excellence Française", for Ane Aanesland, 2018.
- "I-NOV concours d’innovation", 2019.
- "Médaille de l’innovation du CNRS", for Ane Aanesland, 2019[9]
References
- ^ Lestavel, Thomas (2019-04-17). "La start-up ThrustMe divise par trois les coûts d'accès à l'espace". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "La disponibilité en « temps réel » et l'exploitation plus sophistiquée des images satellites, enjeux de demain". La-Tribune (in French). 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "On-board propulsion set to drive the smallsat revolution - Room: The Space Journal". Room, The Space Journal. 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Un nouvel espace pour les start-up". La Jaune et la Rouge (in French). 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Meddah, Hassan (2017-07-08). "ThrustMe emmène les minisatellites en orbite". L'Usine Nouvelle (in French).
- ^ "French startup raises $1.9 million for smallsat electric propulsion". SpaceNews.com. 2017-06-16. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Electric propulsion startup ThrustMe gets $2.8 million from European Commission". SpaceNews.com. 2018-08-09. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Ane Aanesland, de chercheuse au CNRS à CEO de ThrustMe |} Bpifrance servir l'avenir". www.bpifrance.fr (in French). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ a b Poncet, Guerric (2019-11-28). "Ane Aanesland, la mécano de l'espace". Le Point (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ Couto, Alexandre (2019-11-04). "ThrustMe met en orbite le premier satellite utilisant de l'iode pour se propulser". Industry-techno (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
- ^ "Palmarès Spécial Innovation Spatiale 2017 -". Retrieved 2020-04-23.